Best Space Pictures of the Week - Sep. 8, 2012
See amazing photos of Earth and space from the week. Read More »

Wow! Spectacular Sun Photos Catch Colossal Solar Storm in A...
A string-like line of plasma was ejected from the sun Aug. 31. Read More »

NASA's Space Shuttle Endeavour to Depart on Cross-Country F...
Endeavour will make some stops along the way to its final home in Los Angeles. Read More »

Astronaut 'Touches' the Sun in Spacewalk Photo
Like Icarus of legend, astronaut Sunita Williams reaches out toward the sun. Read More »

Stunning Mars Photo Shows Curiosity Rover's Tracks from Space
New Mars photos show the Curiosity rover's tracks and parachute from space. Read More »

Earth Gets In The Way Of Sun Observatory's View | Video
Every September the Sun, Earth, and Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) come into alignment, meaning... Read More »

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TOP STORIES

Purdue Football Honoring Neil Armstrong with Helmet Decal

See the Winking 'Demon Star' in Night Sky This Week

Google Celebrates 'Star Trek' Birthday With Fun Doodle

Want to Name an Asteroid? NASA Needs Help to Christen Near-...

SPACE.com Call for Entries for Space Gadget Awards 2012

IMAGE ALBUMS

Photos: NASA's Mighty Eagle Lander Prototype Flies

Mars Rover Curiosity's 1st Month in Pictures (Gallery)

Sun Erupts With Spectacular Plasma Prominence (Photos)

Photos: Asteroid Vesta and NASA's Dawn Spacecraft

IMAGE OF THE DAY

One of These Is Not Like the Others

Human Spaceflight

Former US President Bill Clinton Backs Interste...

• NASA Dropped ATK's Private Space Taxi Proposal over Technical Concerns
• Neil Armstrong, Who Stood on Moon's 'Sea of Tranquility,' to be Buried at Sea
• Space Shuttle Exhibit Homes Topple Trees, Top Out Building

Private Spaceflight

Private Manned Mars Mission Gets First Sponsors

• NASA Clears SpaceX for Private Cargo Delivery Missions
• Private Space Plane to Launch from NASA's Kennedy Space Center
• Private Space Taxi Builders Pass Key Milestones for NASA

Science & Astronomy

Amazing Mars Rover Shifting Into Science Gear A...

• 'Quantum Teleportation' Beams Information Farther Than Ever Before
• Mars Rover Takes Longest Martian Drive Yet
• Ancient Knots Keep Mars Rover's Laces Tied on Red Planet

Search For Life

Disintegrating Alien Planet Has Comet-Like Tail

• When Did the Universe Have the Right Stuff for Planets?
• Newfound 'Tatooine' Alien Planet Bodes Well for E.T. Search
• SETI's Alien Search to Get Cash from New Start-Up

Skywatching

Perseid Meteor Streaks Over Medieval Castle in ...

• Photographer Snaps Amazing View of Sun with Hot Telescope
• Moon Dances Close to Jupiter, Ceres & Mars This Month
• Northern Lights Blaze Up After Big Sun Storm

Tech & Robots

Supersonic Flying Wing Nabs $100,000 from NASA

• Space Elevator Project Shoots for the Moon
• Tiny LunarCubes Could Explore Moon on the Cheap
• How a Mars Sample Return Mission Can Go Electric

One of the astronauts on Apollo 16 left his family on the moon.

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Astronauts on the moon take the lunar rover for a spin.

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Alan Shepard's return to space was marked by a tough climb and...

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Caroline Herschel was the first woman to discover a comet. She...

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Astronomer William Herschel discovered the planet Uranus and 2...

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The Apollo 12 crew needed to land close to their target area t...

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In part two of our interview with Jose Hernandez, we ask what made him want to run for congress, what he hopes to accomplish there, and his opinion on the future of the manned space program.

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